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Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful

Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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476. Refueling

Titus 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... the faithful fortify themselves for coming days. God has come in human form to strengthen and to save us. People: Let us sing in the strength of our Savior’s birth. Let us sing now of Christmas. Collect Through your kindness, O God, we also can reveal tenderness. Through your grace, we also can show compassion. Through your generosity, we also can give. Because of the birth of Christ. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Holy Creator, who sends your son to us at the right time, give to us the will and the desire to ...

477. The Future Shapes the Present

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Harold Warlick

... He rules the world with peace and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wonders of his love.” Hark! The Herald Angels Sing — “Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Silent Night — “Holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.” Why do we keep singing those songs? Why do we keep singing those songs, if it appears that peace is hardly winning? Certainly all is neither calm nor bright in the annals of human ...

478. Blind Man's Bluff

Acts 9:1-19a

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... survey the land, take note of the hideouts of the frightened followers, and have command of his prey as an eagle in flight. Stern eyes. Haughty eyes. Patronizing and condescending eyes. Disdainful eyes. Eyes with no mercy and compassion. Eyes that had no tears nor tenderness; cold, relenting, bloodthirsty eyes were the eyes of Saul. As a man who relied heavily on his eyes to plan and execute his premeditated murder of Christians, he would now be without the very sight that enabled him to do evil. As a man ...

479. The Lightest Touch

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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Harry N. Huxhold

... First Lesson appointed for today we hear that kind of confession from Jeremiah who protests a call from God to serve as God’s prophet to the people of Judah. Jeremiah struggles against the call from God, arguing that he is still a boy, a youth, a tender lad who could not handle such a high calling. The Context Jeremiah had good reason to think twice about answering the call of God to minister to the people of Judah. Jeremiah was a highly sensitive man. He was emotional and felt deeply for his people. It ...

480. Light to Serve

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... not only hear but are also touched with the righteousness of Christ. John Updike relates how people can struggle with their awareness of their inadequacy and unworthiness in his novel In the Beauty of the Lilies. The story begins with Clarence Wilmot, a tender soul and highly sensitive Presbyterian pastor, who loses the faith. The reader wrenches through the pain of Wilmot’s struggle and what that all means to his family. The story concludes with Esau, Wilmot’s great grandson, who catches a glimmer of ...

481. Saving The Best Till Last

John 2:1-11

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Brett Blair

... the new. From purified water of the Pharisees came the choice new wine of a whole new era. The time for ritual cleansing had passed; the time for celebration had begun…Prophets like John the Baptist preached judgment. Jesus' first miracle, though, was one of tender mercy. (Adapted from Phillip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew, Grand Rapids: Zondervan 1995, p. 168.) Remarkable isn’t it? That His glory is revealed in this simple act. It is a small gesture made all the more remarkable because of whom it is ...

482. The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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James W. Moore

... in the midst of all the pushing and shoving and jostling. “What do You mean, ‘who touched You?’ Everybody’s touching You.” But, you see, they couldn’t tell a push from a touch. Jesus could! He knew the difference and He knew that it was a tender touch that had drawn strength out of Him. The woman had not expected to be detected, but when Jesus turned and asked that question, she knew that He knew, and she came forward trembling and she fell at His feet and confessed that she was the one who ...

483. His Cleansing Of The Temple

Luke 19:45-48

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Brett Blair

... of redemption. The movie-going public understood this, as they did with Schindler’s List. 5. The emphasis on the mother and child relationship between Jesus and Mary is heart wrenching. A huge draw for the Catholic world but this protestant loved it. It tenderly illustrated Jesus’ humanity. As a movie this is a great film. Mel Gibson is a master storyteller. So why then has it received such criticism? It has been called violent and anti-Semitic. Gibson himself has been called a wacko, by Andy Rooney ...

484. Shaping People's Lives Through Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

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Brett Blair

... friend, Paderewski accepted the girl's invitation to her recital. When she saw the famous pianist in the audience, she got stage fright, forgot her piece, and broke down in tears. At the close of the concert, Paderewski said nothing to her but went up and tenderly kissed her on the forehead and left. If she had not made the mistake and failed, she would not have received a kiss of love and understanding from the master pianist. Likewise, it is when we stumble and fall into sin and are complete failures that ...

485. Real Gratitude

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... on his back and carried him over two miles through rough terrain to get to their car, all the while saying, “You hang in there, Bill. Don’t you die on me. I’m going to get you to the hospital and we are going to get you well.” Tom tenderly got Bill in the car and rushed him to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery. It went well and afterwards the doctor told Bill that he would be all right and that he would recover nicely. The doctor also told Bill what Bill already knew – that Tom had saved his ...

486. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

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James W. Moore

... To put the moon in place. But when he saved my soul, Cleansed and made me whole, It took a miracle of Love and Grace. Isn’t it beautiful here in Mark 10 how Jesus not only heals Bartimaeus and restores his sight, but He does it so tenderly, so graciously. Everybody else considered Bartimaeus to be an outcast and a low life, but Jesus treated him with love and dignity and respect. There’s a name for that. It’s called grace, and that’s the second lesson we learn from this great story. III. THIRD ...

487. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

488. I'm Thankful for...

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... who dwelleth in the heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners, or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore ...

489. There Are Other Worlds To Sing In

John 3:1-21

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James W. Moore

... “Information Please for everything. She helped him with his geography and his math. She taught him how to spell the word “fix.” She told him what to feed his pet chipmunk. And then when Paul’s pet canary died, she listened to his grief tenderly and then said: “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow that helped and Paul felt better. When Paul was nine years old, he moved with his family to Boston… and as the years passed he missed “Information Please” very ...

490. In Praise of Petunias

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . The list is endless: from the "asters" that wilt to the "snapdragons" that rust, from the shrinking "violets" to the stubborn "glads." There is the regal "chrysanthemum" that stands out in a crowd and fits into a situation only if in command, and the tender "morning glory" which blooms at the beginning of a day but fades at noon. Every variety of people needs some special attention to make it bloom---except the "petunia." For petunias, just planting them is enough. Perhaps you can begin to understand why ...

491. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... writings. His poetry is only average; he can sound a bit strident. But to overlook him is to miss one of the most poignant and appealing images of God presented in all of scripture. In the last few verses of his book, Zephaniah shows that God loves us with the tenderness of a Mother. That's right, God as a loving Mom. He does not come right out and call God our Heavenly Mother, but the picture is there. Listen again to what he says: 3:13, "They will pasture (or eat) and lie down and no one shall make them ...

492. Make It Right!

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... her 100th birthday. When she was a young girl, about ten years old or so, somebody told her that she had a terrible singing voice. Now, most of us, I guess, would not let that remark bother us particularly, but it did bother grandmother. Ten years old is a tender age. It bothered her so much that, for the remaining 90 years of her life, she never sang another note. I have no idea whether Grandmother had a good voice or a bad voice; she would never take the chance of letting us find out, and all because of ...

493. The Discipline of Discipleship

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.'" Jesus had a SOURCE BOOK, an AUTHORITY to which he could appeal that held general acceptance. But a biblical foundation is not enough for a teacher, unfortunately. There has to be an element of tender compassion and concern...even love...for any real communication to take place. The Gospel writer made a point of noting that characteristic in Jesus. The Lord saw that young man in his eagerness, enthusiasm and conviction; he dealt with the needs that were ...

494. Homecoming

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... may not seem like really such a big deal, but think about what you are carrying around right now. What would you like to get rid of?" Today can be the day. YOUR day. Homecoming day. Come home, come home, Ye who are weary, come home; Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, Calling, "O sinner, come home!"(6) Amen! 1. J. Howard Payne, "Home, Sweet Home," from the opera "Clari, the Maid of Milan." 2. Kenneth E. Bailey, The Cross and the Prodigal, (St. Louis: Concordia, 1973), p. 31 3. Robert Frost, "The Death of ...

495. Beaten And Bloody, But Fortunate Nonetheless

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Levite had reasons for passing this man by. Self- giving love is so rare in this world. Ron Lee Davis tells about a friend of his named Bob Osborne. Bob is comanager of the First Presbyterian Thrift Shop in Fresno, California. He is a man with a tender heart for people. Bob has traveled to Africa and India to see human need firsthand and to do whatever he can to meet those needs. Bob doesn~t think of himself as a missionary, but, instead, as an ordinary Christian in an ordinary American church, who happens ...

496. No More Pain!

John 8:31-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... that was once developed by a large manufacturing company. The cake mix required only that water be added. Tests were run, surveys were made, and the cake mix was found to be of superior quality to other cake mixes. It tasted good. It was easy. It made a moist, tender cake. The company spent large sums of money on an advertising campaign and released the cake mix to the market. The cake mix was a miserable flop. The company then spent more money on a survey to find out why the cake mix didn't sell. Based on ...

497. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's padded cell. For a full hour, Marie would curse, kick, scream, hit, and scratch Hulda. Then exhausted, Marie would crouch in a corner like a frightened animal, and the nurse Hulda (battered, bruised, and sometimes bleeding) would go to Marie and hold the child tenderly in her arms, rock her gently, and say over and over, "Marie, I love you. Marie, I love you." Little by little, this message of love got through. Little by little, Marie was able to respond with tears and affection. And in time, Marie was ...

498. Running From God

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... troops of cavalry passing through town on the way to war. Life shouldn't be merely a struggle for existence, he concluded; it must be "A Will to War, a Will to Power, a Will to Overpower!" Nietzsche tried to compensate for a tender, overly sensitive nature by idealizing the values of honor, bravery, manhood, pride, and power. He began to despise Christianity as a religion of pity and weakness. Friedreich Nietzsche concocted a philosophy of the "superman." According to Nietzsche, the strong not only have a ...

499. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Glimpses of God (Sisters, Oregon: Questar Publishers, Inc., 1990), p.227-229. 3. “Do you swear that you will well and truly try . . . ?” Barbara Holland, Smithsonian, March 1995, p. 117. 4. Dennis Waitley, Empires of the Mind (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995), p. 137. 5. Stu Weber, Tender Warrior (Colorado Springs: Multnomah Books, 1993), p. 38.

500. Motorcycles, Marriage And A Word From God

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... a man and a cat? One is a finicky eater who couldn't care less if you lived or died; the other is a house pet. Do you know what it means to come home to a man who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house. (3) Men and women are different. Family backgrounds are different. Different people have different pictures in their minds of what an ideal marriage should be. Even more important, we are all sinners. We all have flaws that need to be forgiven ...

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